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Originally Posted by StarshipPoopers
This.
I picked up that jack a couple of weeks ago and the quality seems really great. Used it to put on my winters and it was a breeze. I got it for $159, it's regular $299. Unfortunately it looks like that sale is over.
Gets as low as 2' 3/4" and as high as 24" which is exactly what I was looking for. Had a good 3-4" under the car to work with before raising it up, the front jacking point and the differential are easily reached.
Also, thanks for your write up earlier. With 250km on the tires now and the pressure set to 36PSI I have been happy. Still breaks loose easier than the stock tires for obvious reasons, but it doesn't feel like such a handful on dry & wet roads and it feels pretty good in corners now.
The biggest problem now is that the feeling of having winter tires is fading and I am finding myself torturing them already. Must behave through this nice weather... It's so tempting to have some fun in the corners leading up to work, until you step out of the car and smell rubber. $$$.
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To ease your conscience a bit it helps to remember that tires are no good after five years due to heat cycling and ozone effects hardening the rubber. This is particularly true of snow tires.
Since 30,000 km is not bad durability from a snow tire that means 6,000 km per winter and then they're worn out no matter how much tread remains.
Also, snow tires should not be used down to the wear bars (no tire should actually). 5 mm of tread is not enough to work in snow. Since they start at 9-11 mm originally you only use half the tread.
For summer tires 3mm remaining is the least tread you should have for rain.
Finally, never use a tire more than ten years old for any reason. They are unsafe. Not all tires will fail catastrophically at ten years, most do not. The trouble is you don't know which tire will blow out at ten years. It might be on your car.